Maplewood Sees Appeal in New Cultural Center

Former Woman's Club Slated to Become Town Cultural Center

By

Karen Keller

Dec. 5, 2013 10:43 p.m. ET

In September Amy Hughes, 38 years old, needed help opening her new home-furniture store, Salvage Style, in Maplewood, N.J. She contacted old friends living in New York City and new friends she had met in Maplewood.

No city friends showed up.

"We were on our hands and knees scraping carpet glue," said Ms. Hughes, who moved from...